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These are the arms of the family of King of Thame, Oxon, and Worminghall, Bucks, eminent members of which were Robert Kynge, first Bishop of Oxford, 1506-1559; John Kynge, Bishop of London, 1559-162 1, and Henry Kinge, Bishop of Chichester, 1591-1669, all sprung from John Kynge "yeoman" of Thame, Co. Oxon, about 1442. John Kingof Thame had issue, William, Thomas and John, vintner, of Bicester, Oxon. William King (John of Thame) in turn had issue, Robert, first Bishop of Oxford, William,Thomas, and another son ([name as yet unknown, but mentioned inBishop Robert King's willas "another brother.") William King (William, John) of Devon, of Thame, Oxon and Worminghall, Bucks, married Anne, daughter of Sir John Williams of Burfield, Berks, by his wife Isabella Moore, daughter and co-heir of Richard Moore, armiger, and sister of John, Lord Williams and of Lady—Joane Williams, Prioress of Studley, Co. Oxon, and had issue: Robert, Edmond and Philip. His son Philip King (William, William, John) of Worminghall, Bucks, was page to Henry VIII,and later in the service of John, Lord Williams of Thame. He inherited the greater part of his uncle, Bishop Robert King's estate, and married about 1553, Elizabeth Conquest daughter of Edmond Conquest of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, armiger, and Joane, daughter of William Britton of Ampthill, Co. Bedford, and had issue, twelve children, among whom was John, baptised 1559/60, who became Bishop of London and was the father of Henry King, baptised 17 January, 1591/2, who became Bishop of Chichester. A most complete pedigree of this eminent church family exists down to about 1700, when the male line of Bishops John and Henry King became extinct. There is strong reason to believe, however, that the Kingname was continued by collateral branches, but at yet these kindred families have not been traced. Bishop Robert King"claimed descent from the "Antient Saxon Kings of Devonshire and while there appears to be some doubt as to the antiquity of their coat-armor, yet the admission of the claim to these arms by the Heralds in162 1 at the burial of Bishop John King ofLondon establishes the family right from that date. The above arms inthe early Herald's Visitations were generally borne "Quarterly first and fourth King (as given above) and second and third Gules, within a border engrailed three lions passant, or." (See Plate III.)" The latter arms are called "Plan- tagenet or King Anciently but there is not the slightest proof that this King family was in any way related to the royal line of Plantagenet and their claim to such royal descent can- not be substantiated. Almost identical arms, with slight changes incolors and crests are borne by Kingof Bromley, Kent, of which Kingof Bellevue, Kent, is a branch (Crest: "Alion's gamb erased and erect, sable, grasping a cross pattee' fitchee', or;" King of Eltham, Kent; Kingof Hungrill, Yorkshire and Umberslade, Warwick; (Crest: "Ademi-lion rampant issuing out of a ducal coronet, or;") King of Skellands, Yorkshire; Kingof Chedshunt, Yorkshire; Kingof